Sa------------ = mn 5 Automobile er IE WEEKLY bniihes DEVELOPNENT OF THE AUT INTO AN ESSENTIAL OF THE KCO- NOMIC LIVE. And The Demonstration Through the War of the Indispensability of Good Roads, . The development of the automo~ bile into an essential of economic life und the demonstration through the war of the indispensability of good roads were emphasized by George A. McNamee, secretary of the Antomo- bile Club of Canada and of the Can- adlan Good Roads Assoclation, in an interview in connection with this year's Montreal motor show. "The motor car, like other essen- tials, has had to fight its way to re- cognition," sald Mr. McNamee, "I can remember when, not so many years ago, we used to go out into the country to try to persuade the peo- ple to help in meeting the expense of good roads, and received the coldest sort of treatment at the farmers' hands. They used to tell us that if we wanted fine roads to speed on we would have to pay for them our. selves; that we couldn't expect them to contribute toward roads for us to use for kiiling their hens and cows. Of course, that is all different now. 'Phe farmers have come to know that the roads are as much a benefit to them as to us, and municipalities and towns everywhere are giving freely to help meet the expenses of improv- ing highways." "Such has been the history of every improved means of transporta- tion, When the people depended on toll roads with coaches, and on can- als they looked with scorn on the proposal to build steam railways, The railways edtablished themselves, and wera followed long after by the high- ways movement, which first brought out the bieyele, which for a long time was regarded as a purely pleas- ure vehicle, subject to strict regula- tion and their riders were heavily penalized for speeding, and the edi- 'torials used to proclaim that such things must be stopped. Since the advent of the motor car, who hears any. criticlam of the bicycles? Yet the bicycle is still used to a surpris- ing ~xtemt--=to an extent that justi- fies the continued existence of num- erous manufacturers, The point is ' that the bicycle has ceased to be a novelty or a fad and has become an ordinary means of transportation for many who cannot afford a motor car. The same antagonism was en- countered and overconie hy the strect cay when it succeeded the horse- drawn car. By-laws say tram cars shall not go faster than seven miles an hour; but how many people would be content with the service if they were restricted to that speed now? The auntomobile has had to pass through the same phase of public opinfon, and in fact, has not quite emerged from the period of intoler- ance yet. But it is passing from the stage of a fad in the popular mind to a commercial stage. Presently it will become adjusted to business and custom and we 'shall hear no more of the attacks on it, ' After the war the airplane will go through the game fest and will emerge trinmph- ant into a place in the business world. One of the most significant as- pecst of the development of the auto mobile is the growth in usefulness of the motor truck. A few years #igo the fruck was a commercial i uneertainty, To-ddy it is absolutely = established, and i8 providing an un- { precedented facility and rapidity of transportation for factory and farm products, for our own use and for overseas, So general has become the recog- nition of the truck that the Govern- ment and the municipalities every- where are finding it necessary, in projecting new roads, te consider to what use they are to be put-----what is _-- = them. High- used by trucks foundations Algo, such ple width at! t is short-sight- road dnd think need artses. about 250,000 ed to build vou will wi In Canad miles of re authority ha to handle its perly it must cent of its roads per cent, of the tial, for trunk What would improvement? expenditure? To begin with. we should save enough in cost of haulage to pay for the improvements in the first year, and have a profit left over. The average cost of hauling has been put by an expert at twenty-five cents a ton mile, on fairly good roads. But on the goods roads of 'Europe, the cost ia fifteen cents a ton mile, That would save ten .cents a ton mile, wouldn't it? ad traffic pro- fifteen per must make two Ove AVE, s the result of such Vould it justify the How It Can Be Bone, A railway expert says that the freight handled in Canada for this fiscal year will be about 115,000,000, of which probably 75,000,000 tons must be hauled fo and from the rail- ways. To this should be added the haulage that is done of goods which are not handled by the railways at all. This is hard to estimate, but it surely must be 25,000,000 tons, That makes 1,000,000 tons a very conservative estimate, hauled on Canadian roads. The saving of ten cents a fon per mile on this would be $10,000,000 a ton mile, and as the average long and short highway haul is estimated at five miles, the total saving would be $50,000,000 a year Besides this, the loss of time on bad roads is estimated to amount to twelve days a year per rig. There are 750,000 farms in Canada, and al- lowing one rig to a farm and $5 a day as its value, the total loss would be $45,000,000 for $9,000,000 days work in one year, Again, it is sald by statistjcians that only 100,000,000 acres of 400,.- 000,000 acres available land is seot- tled in Canada. Think of te im-1 petus given settlers by good e8loniz- ation roads in the West, and of the immense benefit to the country from their settlement. Finally, remember that good roads and the automobile are among the hest aids to agriculture and to na- tional efficiency in general. They ald transportation, relieve railway congestion, bring the people of wide- ly departed parts of the country clos- er together and by facilitating the transport of war supplies are of in- estimable value to the Allied cause." ALTERNATIVE ROUTE Is Suggested For the New Canadian Highway, E. T. Bagshaw, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, suggests an alternative route for ithe Canadian highway through the western provinces. Mr. Bagshaw proposes that from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, the route should run north-westerly to Prince Albert, thence to Battleford and: Edmonton, through Yellowhead Pass to Kamloops, and down the Fraser river to the coast and Vancou- and can be carried in a-vest pocket ver Island. This routé is naturally probably the best of all, and though furthest north. will probably suffer less from 4 and he closed by snow fewer days ont of thé year than any other transcon- tinental route. not only in Canada, but almost down to the Mexican line, snow 1 never believed that the church should be plamed for the hypoeritea! in it. Did you ever see a society of any kipd but what wag handicapped by black sheep? i There are five things to consider' rock. » side of which § volvable top, on one side ch 1s cially substan-, 2 blackboard. has its weight. South Wales, a patent for hors€shoes held in place SII NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE i { neckties in position 4 vatented collar. Loops to ho lia from basalt A new table for children has a re- Liquors can be solidified into tablet form by a method a French chemist invented, : : Additional plates can be slipped on the top of a new flat iron to mtrease Australia's first extensive deposit of slate has heen discovered in New Sand flowing through a new toy makes figures of soldiers chasing fig- ares of Indians realistically. : An English inventor has obtained with bolts instead of nails, Built inte the upholstery of a new automobile is a concealed pocket for umbrellas, parasols or canes. The Bulgarian Government is tak- ing energetic steps to increase the production of cotton in that country. An electric motor operates the blades of shears a Chicago man has invented for use in clothing factories. A Frenchman has invented a de- tachable cabin for aeroplanes to pro- tect pilots and passengers when de- ired. tween them a French scientist has succeeded in freeing the high power light of motion picture projectors from heat. Recently invented wire netting with protruding points to prevent cats and squirrels climbing trees also can bé us i r to hold cotton saturated with in secticides to keep caterpillars awa) It is believed that large quantities of an oil with many commercial uses can be obtained from the nuts of the coyol palm, which grows prolifically in Central and tropical South Amer- ica. Two shoes have been patented to support the arches of their wearers' feet. one with a bracket extending forward from the heel and the other having a projection from the shank to the ground. After years of experimenting a Norwegian engineer has perfected a process for making a heat insulating material from a mixture of cork dust expanded by heat and clay found in Danish heaths. Made in sections that can be built up to any desired size, a heater has been invented for utilizing the waste gases from internal combustion en- gines for heating water or raising low pressure steam. Crude oil in its tanks limited the amount of water which could enter a steamship. when it struck rocks near Ceylon and punctured large holes in its hull, and enabled it to reach port five days later. Electric range finding apparatus has been invented for the United States -navy that uses microphones to tell ich distance between ships or the In the end of a new glass stirring rod for mixing drinks is a tiny incan- descent lamp to illuminate its work. Ahyssinit, the original home of the coffee tree, still has immense forests of it that never have been touched. Two types of washing machines that can be fitted into stationary laun dry tub to do their work have been patented. Complete atitomatic telephone sys- tems have been recommended for {our New Zealand cities by a government electrician, A periscope and extension handle enable a mew motion picture camera to be operated several fect above a photograplier's head. A device has been Frenchman to be attached to tomobile wheel rim to give when a tire becomes flat. The back and tines of a new comb are hollow and into the former can be inserted a heated rod for quickly dry- ing the h One of the largest English railways has built a fireproofing plant in which to treat all lumber used in the con- struction of cars. 4 3 For the protection of racing auto- mobtlists, a suit of pneumatic armor has been invented, covered with rub- ber. tubes into which air is pumped. To demonstrate their stability Lon- don's motorhuses are put through a series of tilting tests before they are permitted to serve the public. A new connection for machinery belts consists of a hinge: the two por- tions of which are joined by a raw- hide pin when their holes are aligned. Electric light companies in Ger. many require their lanip trimmers to save scraps of old carbons, which are cemented together for further use. Both adding and subtracting can be done with a new calculating ma- chine that is about the size of a watch invented by a an au warning A French inventor claims the rec- ord for efficiency for an oil engine that has a fuel consumption of less than forty pounds per horsepower hour, g To extinguish fires in cable boxes, where swater might cause short cir- cuiting, a device has been invented for injecting flame smothering gases. According to a census taken in Den- mark, which has about one-third of the area of Wisconsin, that country has thore than 5400000 fruit trees. A patent has been granted for a % when you buy a motor car--. Canadian owners Overl t the i who have r Model 90 have worried about any of these process for increasing the durability of lead paints by the addition of soft water, zinc sulphate and kerosene, A process has been invented in Eu- rope for applying oxyhydrogen gas jets to metals under water to cut thm almost as well as if in the open ar, " The United States not only is the largest producer of raw sealskins in the world, but it also uses more fin- ished seal furs than any other nation, Brazil has' remodeled its mining laws with a view to inviting exploita- tion of its scarcely explored and be- lieved to be very extensive metal de- posits. Economy. of material induced the builders of a smelter stack in Ari- zona to erect it on top of a hill and connect it with a tunnel at the ground level An Englishman is the inventor. of a démountable rim for ' automobile wheels that is made in two. parts, whic hare locked together with five bolts and a nut. Even the narrowest and smallest of keys can be made to work as it should in the dark by an Hlinois in- ventor's keyhole guide that can be attached to any door. i German attempts to make a fatless soap from k rand slaked lime have resulted in clogging icty sewers with the clay, which combines with other waste watler. ; The secret of a St. Louis inventor's gas burner that produces very high temperatures lies in the fact that a mixture of gas and air are burned in a closed chamber. : a "The Siamese government has cof safitiated 1 service college and a medical school into a university - i ding worn-out aking them a ty tor jon dn atl the higher nn. ; 3 height of airplanes by the sound of | their propellers. | To encourage horing for oil, the | government of South Australia has offered a large cash bonus to the first | person or corporation producing { 100,000 gallons of crude 90 per cent. | petroleum from a well. i A Chicago inventor's hand signal i light for automobilists is so arranged | that whén mounted on a man's finger i the extension of his hand to warn fol- { lowing vehicles automatically turns on the current. { A British road improvement 0- ciety has offered a prize for a horsey shoe that 'will minintize the damage { done to highways by steel shoes and at the same time give horses safe footing on shooth pavements. | To prevent death by poison tablets | taken in mistake, an inventor has brought out tablets coated with rub- ber, which is said to resist the stom- ach acids long enotigh for a tablet to pass out of the system. To Saw Cas From Then, | To protect a Forll car from theft is an easy matter. Some of the fol- lowing suggestions may be applied to other cars as 'well, Removing the switch key is not enough, as every thief knows that it is only necessary to insert a small screw driver into one of the notches in order to turn it readily. The key shonld be removed in all cases, but other precautions most be taken as Well, Disconnect battet¥'" dnd magneto wires and take them' with you. If these are too long ¢lit pieces out of them, making them, too short to reach the proper terminals. Run them to separate binding posts on the dash and run short lengths of wire from these binding posts to the regu- lar binding posts, These short lengths may be taken with you. But the thief can connect across by using one of the timer wifes, causing one cylinder to miss explosion--a matter of no great moment to him 5 i Some drivers favor a switch in the tool box, one controlling both battery and magneto circuits--a "'double- pole" switch as it is called, Bat if the thrief has time to investigate he will see these wires leading into the tool box and put other wires in place of them. A similar idea is embodied in a lock switch which carries the primary wires to a switch on the dash which can be locked with a Yale key. This is good enough if the hood is kept locked. But as it rarely is. the thief simply removes the wires from the back and twists them together-- and the car goes with him. Turning the coils around so that they do not make proper contact, put- ting paper under them so that they do not touch the bottom contacts or even removing the coils and locking them in the tool box have been tried. Twisting a wire around all the ad- TROUBLED with CONSTIPATION FROM 16 TO 20. Constipation is one of the com. monest ills of mankind, and one too often allowed to go unlobked after until some serious complication sets It the bowels are properly looked after there will be no constipation, Jaundice, sick or bilious headaches, heartburn, coated tongue, sour stom- in floating specks before the eyes, Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills will keep your bowels so regulated that in no time the constipation will dis- h a fabric woven able fibre has series of twelve teste is designed to toke the uncertainty owt of tire-buying. Price You owe it to yourself before deciding on which tires to buy to compare the prices of various standard makes. You should, of course, also remember quality. For there are two distinct classes of tires--first, those that are made to sell at low prices; and sec- ond, those that are made with the ideal of high quality in mind. It stands to reason that it is better to buy a tire of the latter class if you can get it at the right price. Most motorists have a mistaken notion that all "quality" tires are high-priced. But for- tunately this idea is not founded on fact. You will find that Michelins are sodgtate in price, though they are reco world over as unsurpassed for durability. FOR SALE BY: LEADING GARAGES AND HARDWARE STORES Edwin 'Chown & Son, Distributors. ---- justing nuts on the vibrators will cause them all to buzz at once, mak- ing it impossible for the engine to fire the cylinders conservatively Af the battery is new, however, the noise of all four vibrators working at once will lead to the discovery of the wire, Fined a Guinea. . The Hon, Osbert W. Craven, Ash down Park, Berks, was summoned at Swindon for causing petrol 'to be used for an unauthorized purpose. Mr. Craven did not appear, hut. sent a letter saying he was ignorant of the fact that he was doing wrong. Police Constable Webb said he was at a meet of the Craven Hounds {owned by the Dowager Lady Cra- The following estimate is given by the Dominion Water , Power Branch of the water | power available in each pro- | vince, showing to what ex- ; tent this already has been de- * veloped. A Provinces FOBRBRPIO aaesssvrvansarsnnesanin Quebec ...... Nova Beotia .... New Brupswick Prince Edward Island . | Manitoba ; Baskatchewan .... British Columbia | ¥ukon Shiianiraersursesisnnsnness . Tt will be seen from the above that ot some eighteen million horse-power available, and which further explora. tion will enlarge, less than ten per- cent bas 80 far been developed. Nevertheless, with but few exceptions all our principal cities, and by far the greater number of our tewns and vil- lages are supplied with hydro-elec- Cesare sesn masini tric energy, and the surplus produc-|for permits of the exportation of A -- ven) "at Hinton Manor and saw a motor-car driven by a chauffeur from whom he ascertained that Lady Cra- ven had been driven to the meet, and that the car belonged to Mr. Osbert Craven, ! After a long consultation by the ten magistrates (who included - Sir Frederick Banbury, M.P,, and several farmers and sportsmen), the chair- . Major Goddard, said there was a difference of opinion among them. but' by=a majority they had decided that Mr, Craven was guilty, and there would be a small fing of one guinea : Caring for Tires. Tt is always best to remove the tries from the wheels, as this gives an opportunity for a 'thorough exami nation of then. If tires are nécded it isi better to have them made at once. If tires need no repairs, the casings should be washed off with gasoline to remove all traces of oil; then wrapped in burlap or light muslin and placed in a dark, dry place where a cool, even temperature is maintained. + Tubes should be taken from the cas. ings and laid out flat on shelves where no heavy 'Weibhie Swill by any chance: be put. upong hs 2 Tf the tires are ho Irom He wheels the car should be jacked up and the tires partially deflated, feav- ing only sufficient air in them to keep no CANADIAN WATER POWERS the tubes from folding and cracking ":»_® By .H. P. TIMMBRMAN, Industrial Commissioner, Canadian Pacific Railway, dan # The pitch at Grand Falls, N.B. Powe Deverorep Electrical Energy 682,083 870,000 3,062 5,890 50 76,200 32,860 216,345 12,000 ,500,000 } +» 8,000,000 ve 100,000 ++18,803,000 1,348,490 York, with a population of five mil lions, and to have got all lit up on one-fifth or less, providing also for traction purposes, indicates that the 248,075 Other Industries 008 60,000 5,700 4,460 450 50 100 . 4.276 : 12,000 Massage 1,735,698 4% 139,033 now to some extent { ,. In fact, some of the larger pra heat and power, chemical and metallurgical plants, such as the electro manufacturing enterprises of that already have divined great city must have gone somewhat situation and are ee Ting shy on power, excepting such as may have been produced from coals that would otherwise have been available heathg A simi might be made between Toronto and vicinity of potential sources capable of providing adequately for not only their p needs but for : sible future « ment. "In this comparison doubtless they are not forestalied mor incon. yenienced by the enormous expansion all pos- Chicago, or any other Canadian and of the and A i American city of relative position, a finds A Teguise mberiands an more [selves to vation of im { affording suse Supplies of ater, bir Segment 4 the means of the conser- floatage as well